Fatal crash profile · Model year

2020 Ford Ecosport

Compared with Ford Ecosport · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
47
Fatal crashes
47
Deaths inside
24
Other deaths
25

Between 2020 and 2024, 47 vehicles described as 2020 Ford Ecosport were involved in 47 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 25 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 3
2021 14
2022 9
2023 10
2024 11

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ecosport: 53%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 1
2021 10 5
2022 5 4
2023 5 5
2024 2 10

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford Ecosport: 12%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ecosport: 10%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford Ecosport: 45%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2020 Ford Ecosport Ford Ecosport Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.9% 12.0% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 10.6% 10.4% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 55.3% 44.8% 45.5% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 37
Cloudy 8
Rain 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 21
Dark - Not Lighted 15
Dark - Lighted 7
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 5
North Carolina 5
Florida 4
Michigan 4
Ohio 4
Arizona 3
Missouri 3
Oregon 3
Minnesota 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 25, 2024 Ashland County, Ohio 1
Sep 13, 2024 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 21, 2024 Clackamas County, Oregon 2
May 5, 2024 Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas 1
Apr 25, 2024 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Mar 29, 2024 Lincoln County, Colorado 1
Mar 9, 2024 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 1
Mar 5, 2024 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Feb 21, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 12, 2024 Macomb County, Michigan 1
Jan 28, 2024 Topawa, Pima County, Arizona 1
Sep 16, 2023 Lorain County, Ohio 1
Aug 5, 2023 Wake County, North Carolina 1
Jul 18, 2023 Douglas County, Oregon 1
Jul 5, 2023 Putnam County, West Virginia 1
May 13, 2023 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Apr 1, 2023 Christian County, Illinois 1
Mar 21, 2023 Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida 1
Feb 19, 2023 Emmet County, Michigan 1
Jan 25, 2023 Volusia County, Florida 1
Jan 11, 2023 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Nov 26, 2022 Johnson County, Missouri 1
Nov 17, 2022 Lyon County, Kentucky 1
Sep 7, 2022 Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota 1
Sep 2, 2022 Isabella County, Michigan 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.